Brassiere



., Feb. 15 1927;

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MARGARET CATHERINE BAATZ, or nvme'roiv, NEW JnRsn essis'noa To ones. It.

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V JERSEY.

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Application filed MarchlG, 1928, Serial No. 625,606. Renewed Dec'ember 20, 1926;."

This invention relates to brassieres and proposes the construction of an article of apparel of this class in which provisionis made for supporting the bust in a substantial and comfortable: manner at the same g time ailording'a positive resistin and reducing means for that part ofthe gure at the diaphragm. I

One of'the objects of the invention is to construct a brassiere having an unstiffened body" portion surrounding the bust and a relatively stiff diaphragm section.

Another object of the invention is'to pro- 1 vid'e a/body portion surrounding the bust for 5 the support of the'same and securable thereabout, and a diaphragm section nnitarily relate d to said body portion and independ ently 'securable about the figure of the wearer. e

2 Still another object of the invention is g to provide the body portion with a diaphragm section secured; thereto or integral therewith and constructed to exert elastic pressure upon the diaphragm when the brassiere is secured in position, said diam phragm section being provided with additional means for pressing itagainst the fig ure of the wearer. 7 V

A further object of the invention is the construction of the brassiere in which the body portion extends over the diaphragm section both to conceal the latter'and to re inforce it. v i

With the above and other objects in view,

my invention consists in the improved brassiere illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification, and particularly claimed, and in such variations and modifications thereof as will 4 be obvious to those skilled in the art to which my invention relates.

In the drawings accompanying and form ing a part of this specification, and wherein the preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated r Figure 1 is an elevational view of the brassiere extended.

Figure 2 is a side elevation as worn.

Figure 3 is a cross section taken along the line 3-3 of Figure V Figure 4 is an elevational View of another form of the invention.

of the brasiere Figure 5 is a side elevation of the 'modification shown in Figure 4: applied to a per-' son.

line 6-6 ,of Figure 5. f i g RGLEGI'IHIg IIOW 1n detail'tothe several'fig' ures, the brassle're consists of a body portion 1 divided at the back and adapted to sur round the body of the wearer at the bust, be

ing securable thereabout'by means of theseries of hooks and eyes 2'or other suitable fasteningmeans arranged along the free edges 3 "and t of the body portion. The latter is suspended by means of the shoulder straps5 and is. so shaped as to support thebust in a subst'antial and comfortable manner. "The particular construction of the bod ducing section 7 now to be described.

Said diaphragm reducing section com- "prises a piece'ofgmaterial 8 wln'ch 1s preferablystiffened by meansof bones or'otheri article or in the manufacturing of the-same.

Figure 6 is a cross sectiontaken along-the portion 1 is'not material to the present invention although it is shown as being formedin its lower part with elastic gores or inserts 6 which cooperate in a novel? and;

patentable manner with "the diaphragm re- The, diaphragm. reducing section ,7 is. wide at the middle, tapering toward the ends and is arranged unitarily with the body portion symmetrically with respect to the median line of thefront thereof. When the body portion is secured around the body of the wearer, the unstifiened material conforms to the contour of the bust permitting the latter to maintain its natural shape, while the stiffened portion comprising the diaphragm section remains relatively fiat, eX-

erting a pressure against the body in the region of the diaphragm, supporting and reducing the figure of the wearer at the point ofpressure. The pressure thus applied is resilient or yieldmg in its nature due to the elastic gores or inserts 6 which independently of the body portion by means of the-elastic straps and 11 which are secured within the brassiere to the sides of said diaphragm reducing section and adapted to extend around the body being secured together at the back by means of the hook-and-eye 12 or other suitable fastening means; In this form of the invention the material of the body portion covers the diaphragmreducing section and extends below it, the tape 13 and thehook 14 being 'secured to the lower edge of the body portion, said hook being adapted to engage withone of the fastening devices of the corset or with some other appropriate 'undergarment functioning both to prevent the brassiere riding above theupper edge of the corset andito further-perserve the flat shape of thediaphragm reducing portion. lhe body portion not only serves to hold the diaphragm reducing section flat, but it reinforces said diaphragm reducing section and conceals it rendering it entirely invisible 7 when the brassiere is worn beneath outer garments of thin texture. V r

In the modification of the nvention shown in Figure 4 the diaphragm reducing section is inserted in the body portion as a.

tire strain imposed by the tension of the elastic inserts15 instead of said strain being carried primarily by the material of the 7 body portion as is the case in the form of the invention shownin Figure 1. By this im-eans a given tension of the brassiere about the Waist of the wearer is able to produce a more flattening effect upon the diaphragm reducing portion in the m-odificw tion shown in Figure 4 than is possible in the other modification. j

Itis obvious that various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the nventlon and it is therefore to be understood that this invention is not to be limited to the specific construction shown and described.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

'1; A brassiere comprisinga bust supporting portion having the lower part thereof provided with inserts elongatable circumferentially of'the brassiere, a diaphragm reducing section underlying and secured to the front of the bust supporting portion and having circumferentially elongatable portions lying in the zone of said inserts and tion overlying said diaphragm reducing section increasing the. stiffness of the brassiere in the area of said diaphragm reduoing section, and to the front of which said diaphragmreducing section is secured, said bust supporting portion being provided with elastic insertsin the zone of said diaphragm reducing section,v fastening means for securing said bust supporting portion around the body thereby tensioning said diaphragmv reducing section n'a circumferential direction, said diaphragm reducing section being provided with independent m-eans securable about thebody'for impart ing additional lateral tension to said diaphragm reducing section and independent tensioning means carried by said fbu's't supporting portion for imparting tension to both said bust supportingportion and diaphragm reducing section in a direction transverse to the line ofpres'sure imparted by both of said other tensioning means.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set.

my hand.

MARGARET CATHERINE BAATZ. 

